Screen Two: After Pilkington (1987)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 25 January 1987
Number of Seasons: N/A
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times:
Format: colour
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: BBC / Polymuse / WW Entertainment Wales
Producer: Kenith Trodd
Production Manager: Michael Fewings
Locations Production Manager: Jane Hawley

SCRIPT
Script: Simon Gray
Script Editor: Sarah Curtis

DIRECTION
Direction: Christopher Morahan
1st Assistant Director: Michael Fewings

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Andrew Dunn
Gaffer: John Palmer
Grip: Allan Hughes

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Dan Rae

MUSIC
Music: Stephen Oliver

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Graham Ross
Dubbing Mixer: Rob James
Dumming Editor: Mark Pearson

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Designer: Christine Powers
Costume Designer: Catriona Tomalin

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Graeme Thomson
Assistant Designer: Robert Foster
Props Buyer: Robin Rumbelow
Graphic Designer: Andy Coward

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Associate: Anna Kalnars
Assistant Floor Managers: Angela Beaumont, Derek Briggs
Production Assistants: Eileen Keightley, Pamela Hossick

STUNTS
Stunt Arranger: Marc Boyle

CAST
Bob Peck (James Westgate)
Miranda Richardson (Penny)
Reina James (Amanda)
Gary Waldhorn (Boris)
Barry Foster (Derek)
Sarah Butler (young Penny)
Richard Grant (young James)
Richard Brenner (Wilkins)
Mary Miller (Deirdre Pilkington)
Derek Ware (Pilkington)
John Gill (Pottsy)
Nigel Nevinson (doctor)

PLOT SUMMARY

Oxford professor James Westgate is shocked when he meets the the wife of a new faculty member - his childhood sweetheart, Penny. Togther they find themselves drawn into a shadowy world as they try to track down the missing archaeologist Pilkington.

USA
Video Distributor: CBS / Fox

1988
BAFTA Awards, USA
BAFTA TV Award Best Actress (Miranda Richardson) - nominated

Royal Television Society, UK
Best Actor: Female (Miranda Richardson) - winner (also for Sweet As You Are (1987))

TIMELINE

1987
January
25: UK - television broadcast (on BBC2)

November
3: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

MAGAZINES

City Limits no.277 (22 January 1987) p.54 (UK)
review

The Listener vol.117 no.2995 (22 January 1987) p.29 (UK)
review

The Listener vol.117 no.2996 (29 January 1987) p.33 (UK)
review

Radio Times vol.252 mo.3296 (24 January 1987) pp.82-83 (UK)
illustrated interview

Screen International no.549 (24 May 1986) p.23 (UK)
credits

Screen International no.575 (22 November 1986) p.49 (UK)
credits, review

Television Today 14 August 1986 p.23 (UK)
review

Variety 7 January 1987 p.146 (USA)
credits, review

Variety 28 October 1987 p.62 (USA)
credits, review

BOOKS

Creature Features Strikes Back p.13
credits, review

KEYWORDS

archaeologists, psychological horror

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009